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Mrs. Roth had 2/3 of a cherry pie left over. She split the leftover pie evenly between her children, and each child got 1/3 of a pie. How many children does Mrs. Roth have?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Mrs. Roth had 2/3 of a cherry pie left over. She split the leftover pie evenly between her children, and each child got 1/3 of a pie. How many children does Mrs. Roth have?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Mrs. Roth had 2/3 of a cherry pie left over. She gave each of her children 1/3 of a pie. To find out how many children she has, you divide the total amount of pie (2/3) by the amount each child received (1/3).

So, 2/3 ÷ 1/3 = 2.

Therefore, Mrs. Roth has 2 children.

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